Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

Sherlock: 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

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From inside jokes to complementing each other’s flaws, here’s why Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are ultimate friendship goals.

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Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

Fans love Sherlock for several reasons. It’s spooky, it’s smart, it accomplishes an old-fashioned, cozy aesthetic whilst combining with a contemporary world that viewers can relate to, it has a great soundtrack. But what sets this particular adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic books apart from the countless others is the beloved relationship between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.

The dynamic that this adaptation offers, with Martin Freeman as John and Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock, stands out because, simply put, it’s actually made to be the centerpiece of the show. The duo is always important, but while the crimes and cleverness of Sherlock are often at the forefront, Sherlock chose to make this slow-burn friendship of these two characters the wholesome focus amidst the backdrop of chaos–and oh, how they succeeded.

10 Inside Jokes

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

It doesn’t take long from when Sherlock and John first meet for them to start forming their own inside jokes.

The two share a particular sense of humor that, despite what many might think about them from the outside, shows just how much they actually have in common.

9 Covering Each Other’s Backs

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

On the first day that John meets Sherlock, he ends up saving his life–or, at least thinks he is. With the small chance that Sherlock might have listened to the words of the cab driver from A Study In Pink, being manipulated into taking a pill that might have killed him, John instead takes action and shoots the cab driver.

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Sherlock, in turn, covers for John when the police begin to investigate who might have been the shooter, going along with the fact that they’ve completely missed it’s John.

8 They Say It How It Is

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

John and Sherlock are a great pair, but that doesn’t mean they get along all the time. When push comes to shove, difficult things have to be said–usually coming from John, about some insensitivity Sherlock has committed.

This is actually a good thing, though, because it shows that neither is afraid to say what they think around the other.

7 They Are Playful

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

The key to most friendships is an ability to play together, and not in the childish way most people associate with the word “play”–at least not usually.

In the case of John and Sherlock, the two might deal with very serious issues in their day to day, but they charge these with enthusiastic energy which is speckled with small moments of joy and lightness that carries them–and the viewer–through.

6 Both Are Outcasts

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

Sherlock often seems like the biggest outcast of the show, but fans will recall that Sherlock and John actually ended up together because neither could imagine a roommate who would possibly want to live with them.

John comes off as pretty straight-forward of a person, but in reality, he is quite complicated and unique, just in different ways to Sherlock. Sherlock is one of the few who can see this in John, which is what majorly draws them together.

5 They Feed On Danger

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

It’s a rarity to find someone who clicks with the same strange quirks one has, and John and Sherlock find this in one another.

Until meeting Sherlock, John was missing something in his life–he just didn’t realize what it was. Sherlock vaulting John along onto his dangerous adventures opens up a world of purpose that both men can immerse themselves in together.

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4 They Challenge Each Other

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

John can be very conventional, and Sherlock can be completely oblivious to basic rules of human engagement.

Sherlock helps John to challenge his default conceptions of society and social behavior, and in turn, John helps Sherlock to understand how to behave in a way that doesn’t hurt those around, allowing him to form more healthy relationships with people–including John.

3 They Know Each Other’s Flaws

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

Knowing a friend’s flaws can make or break a relationship. But, with Sherlock and John, it makes it. Sometimes, once a person finds out the other’s flaws, they are too put off to stay friends with them.

Other times, knowing someone has faults can actually make the relationship more interesting and intimate, like how Sherlock’s callous social behavior entreats John to better understand why Sherlock is how he is, causing their bond to grow stronger.

2 They Even Each Other Out

Sherlock 10 Ways Sherlock And John Have The Perfect Friendship

Sherlock is messy, John is clean–although it’s hard to know, because Sherlock’s mess dominates their apartment, thus making it difficult to ascertain much about John’s habits.

Sherlock is also particularly needy and has trouble keeping in his emotions. John is almost the opposite of all of these things, which, rather than pulling the two apart, allows them to even out.

1 They Love Each Other

The most simple and obvious, yet most important part of John and Sherlock’s friendship, is the fact that they truly love each other.

Sherlock likes to play it cold, but as the later parts of the show will attest, the importance of John in Sherlock’s life is second to none–and the same goes for John, who viewers actually get to see respond to life without Sherlock in it when he fakes his own death. Each would be devastated to lose the other because they complement each other in a way no one else could.

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